Word: cantinflear
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...joshing. Said he: "You ought to stop this. It was by permitting such ridicule of the Spanish Republican Government that we lost public confidence resulting in our downfall." Ignored was Prieto's advice. Cantinflas is now popularizing a new verb in the Mexican language. The verb is "cantinflear," which means to talk much, say little, indulge in wild non sequiturs. Cantinflas constantly rebuffs German propagandists eager to use the popular theatre in Mexico to get the Führer's message across...
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